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I'm not saying you're wrong about gig economy apps, but the tipping culture being described here goes way beyond that. Pretty much anywhere that uses one of the popular point of sale systems like Square has a tip request screen you have to click through in order to finish your transaction
I've experienced that in the US also, but thankfully where I am Square does not display the tip request screen. So far, I've only noticed requests for tips in the gig economy apps, and I appreciate that you're drawing attention to how much more pervasive it is in the US. All the more reason to not have it spread here.